By It’s spooky season on campus, and Carroll geared up for the Halloween celebrations with their annual Oksoberfest.
The Oksoberfest promotes celebrating the holiday responsibility and provides students with informational tips about responsible drinking, while also including events throughout the week for student enjoyment.
Patrick Harris, director of student activities for 23 years, organized this week of events.
“The purpose of Oksoberfest is that we educate our students about the effects of alcohol, and we do this because we care about the students and want them to take good care of themselves,” Harris said.
Oksoberfest started the Halloween celebration on Monday, October 28, with an alcohol trivia event.
“The trivia event was my favorite event this year because it’s easy to participate and get involved in,” said Harris.
On Tuesday, Oct. 29, there was a “Alcohol Myth Busting” presentation. Then later that night, a senior and education major from Westmont, Illinois, Jackson Cossairt, hosted a concert for students to enjoy.
Wednesday, October 30, also had two events, including a “Weight vs Drinks + Recognizing Alcohol Poisoning” discussion, and a Paint a Pot event for students that was hosted by Helena’s Painted Pot.
Today, Oct. 31, Halloween, has several events for students as well.
The Halloween events start at noon with the “House Party 101” discussion. This presentation is to discuss the potential consequences of going to a house party and the laws and rules of throwing them. Later tonight there is free Cosmic Bowling for Carroll students, plus a costume contest.
Throughout the week there were surveys where students could enter to win $50 and $100 Visa gift cards. At the Cosmic Bowling night, there will also be a $100 reward for the 1st place winner of the costume contest, a $50 reward for 2nd place, and $25 for the 3rd place costume.
This Halloween week on campus was successful and had a lot of student involvement so far. There was a mix of informational talks, demonstrations, and fun events for students to get involved in.
“This Oksoberfest had a lot of important discussions, cool information tables, and ways for students to celebrate life,” said Harris.
Happy Halloween!!
